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SpiceJet to launch Chennai – Kolka...

SpiceJet to launch Chennai – Kolkata – Agartala flight

The Chennai-Kolkata- Agartala flight will depart daily at 2.50pm. SpiceJet will be the first airline to offer a connecting flight on the route. The service will also add a frequency on Chennai-Kolkata route which now has only one daily flight. The new flights are a part of SpiceJet’s... read more »

Rupee falls against US dollar; hits fres...

Rupee falls against US dollar; hits fresh 2-year low

NEW DELHI: The rupee fell by another 35 paise to trade at fresh two-year low of 65.89 against the dollar today on sustained capital outflows by foreign funds even as the US currency weakened overseas. Besides, strong demand for dollar from importers and banks and a lower opening in the domestic... read more »

Google takes anti-net neutrality stance ...

Google takes anti-net neutrality stance in India: Report

Global search engine giant Google is possibly lobbying against net neutrality in India by asking the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) to support zero rating plans that allow people to use some web services for free. Such zero rating plans are against the basic tenets of net... read more »

North Korean troops ordered onto war foo...

North Korean troops ordered onto war footing by Kim Jong-un

Korea Central News Agency has issued a lengthy rant about South Korean “puppet war maniacs,” Julian Ryall in Tokyo writes. The statement warns the South Korean military to act with “discretion” and threatents them with “harsh punishment” for their provocation. It... read more »

Patna blasts an act of terror: Rajnath Singh

Trial of 26/11 in Pakistan very slow: Rajnath

On the sixth anniversary of 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today voiced concern over the “very slow” progress in the trial of the case in Pakistan and... read more »

Insufficient fuel for boats hinders sea patrolling in Maharashtra

The state police department had sought government’s permission last year for additional fuel for the boats, but it is yet to be approved, a senior police official said on... read more »

Pakistan stalls SAARC, objects to key proposals; no agreements signed

Kathmandu: Just an hour after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for a close integration between the South Asian nations, Pakistan stalled the SAARC summit by blocking the key... read more »

Injured Australian cricketer Phil Hughes was using an older model helmet, say equipment ma...

Hughes, who is fighting for his life in a Sydney hospital, was wearing Masuri’s ‘Original Test’ helmet, which offers less protection than the newer ‘Vision... read more »

I am targeting a World Cup return: Harbhajan

Fresh from leading Punjab to a runner-up finish in the Vijay Hazare one-day tournament, out-of-favour Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is happy with his own showing in the domestic circuit and is... read more »